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AsyncProcessor requestor type and System Runtime Context
Introduction In this post, we will see about the introduction and deprecation of AsyncProcessor requestor type followed by the usage of System Runtime Context. Let’s start with some brief introduction about requestor types. We know that all the application logic or coding resides in the rule base. To resolve and execute the applicable code, we
Savable data pages in Pega
Introduction In this post we will see about the configuration and usage of savable data pages. This tutorial is implemented using Pega 8.5 personal edition. For some basics about data pages, you can visit my old post on data pages – When we think about data page, the first thing that comes to our mind
Requestor pooling for services
Introduction In this post we will see about how to reserve a set of requestors for Pega services. This post is implemented using Pega 8.5 personal edition. Let’s start with requestors. You can visit my very old post on requestor types. Requestors can refer to people or object who requests service from Pega. It can
Content storage and content source using Azure storage repository
Introduction In this post, we will see how we can store and manage the case attachments and pulse attachments in Azure blob storage container instead of the default Pega data storage. This tutorial is implemented using Pega 8.5 personal edition. I recommend you to go through my previous post to understand the basics of cloud
Pega file processing Azure storage files
Introduction In this post we will see how Pega file listener can process the file uploaded into Azure storage. I already have a dedicated post on file listener processing. In this post I will concentrate more on accessing the file location part. We know how a file listener works – The listener can easily access
SAML Authentication service – Connect to Azure Active Directory
Introduction In this post we will how Pega operators can be authenticated against the Azure active directory. This tutorial is implemented using Pega 8.5 personal edition. You can check out the video for SAMl SSO basics What is Azure Active directory? It is an enterprise identity service provided by Microsoft Azure cloud.It provides single sign-on
Expose personal edition to Internet
Introduction In this post we will see how we can expose the local host web server to internet using ngrok tunneling. We know that Pega personal edition can be hosted in our local machine and hence we can access the apps using the host name – http://localhost:<portname>/prweb Usually, most of the development servers or home
Asynchronous service processing in Pega
Introduction In this post we will see how Pega can process the incoming service requests in asynchronous manner. We will also deep dive into entire architecture behind the asynchronous service processing. Let’s get started. Business scenario Say ABC is a banking organization that provide loans to customer. ABC uses a Pega application for sales processing.
Directed Web Access – DWA in Pega
Introduction In this post we will see the pre-requisites and the steps involved in implementing the Directed Web Access in Pega What is Directed Web Access? You can get some idea from the name. Providing direct web access for the application to someone. We know that assignments (worklist/workbasket) are meant to be worked by some
Kafka 8 – Pega as Kafka Producer
Introduction In the previous post we saw how Pega can consume message from an external Kafka server. In this post we will see how Pega can produce the Kafka messages to an external Kafka server. Business scenario A banking organization ABC uses Pega infinity to facilitate their sales process. Whenever a loan is issued, loan
Kafka 7 – Configure Kafka instance in Pega
Introduction In the previous post we saw how we can make a connection between Pega and an external Kafka server. In this post we will see how Pega can consume the Kafka messages published in the external Kafka server. Business scenario A banking organization ABC uses Pega infinity to facilitate their sales process. Whenever a
Kafka 6 – Configure Kafka instance in Pega
Introduction In the previous post on queue processor we saw that Pega internally has its native kafka server to perform stream processing. In this post we will see how Pega can make a connection to external Kafka server. Business scenario A banking organization ABC uses Pega infinity to facilitate their sales process. Whenever a loan
Queue processor in Pega
In this post we will see the architecture behind queue processor rule and all its configurations and usages. This post is documented using Pega personal edition 8.4 What is a queue processor rule? Used for background processing that makes use of queue management and performs the processing.Queue processor rule uses Kafka message queuing and so
Kafka 5 – Data flows in Pega
In this post we will make use of data sets we created in the previous post and we will also verify how data flows can be used in Pega to process source data. This post was implemented using Pega Personal edition 8.4 For a better understanding on data flow tutorial, I recommend you go through
Kafka 4 – Data sets in Pega
In this post we will see some basics about data set rule using YouTube as the data source. The tutorial was implemented using Pega personal edition 8.4 What is a data set rule? The name speaks itself. It is a collection or a set of data.The source data can be from different systems and can
Kafka 3 – Stream service in Pega
In this post we will see how Pega uses Kafka internally to process streams of data, just an overview on streams service. Tip: If you are into Kafka topic for the first time in my blog, I recommend you go through the Kafka series posts in order. This tutorial is implemented using Pega personal edition
Kafka 2 – Set up and CLI tutorial
In this post we will set up Kafka in Windows and start producers and consumers using CLI. We will also see how the messages get consumed. I recommend you to go through my previous post on Kafka fundamentals before proceeding here. Let’s straightaway start downloading the binaries. Step 1: Make sure you have Java JDK
Kafka 1 – Fundamentals
Welcome to the first post on Kafka series. Here we will talk some theory concepts on Kafka fundamentals. What is Kafka? Kafka is a distributed streaming platform. Stream here refers to stream of data. Imagine an organization has around 3 source systems and 4 target systems. Each system needs to communicate with each other to